Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-13
FLORIDA.

Palatka, like Gainesville, is clamoring
for a new charter, and Judge e. ellis
has been employed to draw up a charter
to be submitted to the Board of Aldermen
OF that place.
Ed L. Wartman, a young merchant OF
Citra, bought a lot some five years ago in
that unpretentious burg for $25; year
alter sold it to Mr.. Reddick for $40, think
ing 1t a handsome profit. Times have
changed since then and values, too, as
evidenced by the fact that he has just
bought the said lot back for $1,000 cash.
Six hundred bales of cotton, valued at
$50 900, we're shipped from Waldo'during
the past season. There were shipped
during the past season nearly 10000
crates OF oranges, valued at SOC, 900. Vege-
tables. grapes. strawberries, peentO
peaches aud other fruits will amount 10
about $50 600 il no disaster Defalls the
present crop.
J.. s. Beach was fined $35 at Jackson
vile, Wednesday, for using obscene Ian.
guage and kicking two women whom he
ejacted ir N his house during Tuesday
night. The women gave their names as
Mrs. Dudilliun and Mrs. LaFar, and
claim Macon as their home Beach al
leges that they were bolsterous and kept
the household awake.
Pine Level Times: "The outlook for
Manatee county is brighter tais year than
IL has been FOR years past. Every orange
grove is looking beautiful, the trees full
OF blooms, promising large crop OF fruit;
the seasons nave been splendid for farm
! INK, and there are thousands of acres cul-
tivated this year that were not last. Cat
lie on the ranges are looking well and the
market promises 10 omen up this summer
brisk and with good prices. We are
blessed if we only bad the charity to ac-
knowledge it,"
i sad and fatal accident occurred at
the residence OF William Ramsey, a COL
ored resident Of Gainesville Thursday.
| Ramsey's WIFE, who Is a stepdau ghJer of
I Peter Mclsae, pastor of the Pleasant
street colored church. was subject to
epileptic fits. and sometime after break
fast, while alone in the house, she was
attacked by spasm and fell into the
open fireplace. IL was sometime alter
ward when she was discovered fearfully
burned. She suffered great agony until
death came to her relief. she expired
about O'CLOCK that afternoon.
Leighton E. Causey has just closed a
trade with New York gentleman,
whereby his orange grove and farm
property passes out OF his possession, the
consideration being $50 900. The grove
consisted OF between 400 and 800 trees,
and the farm was made-up, high hummOck
land, located on beSutifGl Lake Louise,
aud in one of the heatniesL sections OF
Florida, making it one OF the most de-
sirable and valuable In East Florida.
While the price paid for 1t is good round
sum, the property 10 well worth every
cent of IL. The purchaser Is Mr..
Young, a millionaire New York business
man, who will make vast improvements
on the property when IL comes INTO his
possession next September, the date
fixed Tor Mr.. Causey TO relnquish pos
session.
A Philadelphia firm gives the following
instructions: Never pick berries wet,
with either rain or dew; pick with hair
incD OF stem, by plnching of with thumb
and tinger; lay carefully in the box; don't
drop or throw, nor handle the berry: put
me Tiled boxes Immediately in the shade;
keep the picked berries out OF the sun; in
an airy place n the shade pour the rries
out gently on cloth, or newspaper is
better. Take out all the dead ripe
berries, the culls and everything in any
way faulty o. damaged. Transfer TO an-
other paper for expressing only the
sound, solid, good sized berries; oT these
PICK out the choicest for "facing" on top.
Fill carefully into the quart cups, not
quite even fan; then tan the cue ligh tly
10 settle the berries; then use the choice
"iaclng" berries 10 I'LL, heaping full. n half
inch above the 5rim in the middle. The
berries when packed should not be ripe
enough Tor Immediate use, nor should
they be green; they must be mature as 10
growth aud just fairly turned red. A rull
color Ozark red berries) IL too AGED TO
carry far; pick IL day or so earlier, 80
that 10 VIII, day or 30 after shipment,
arrive fully cOlOred.